Just a thought

2010-01-10T21:58:00.000-08:00

Ok...so it has been a long time since I have updated this blog. Sorry! We are no longer foster parents! We have adopted 5 children. Our lives have totally changed, but it is for the better!!! Hopefully, I can get back in the swing of things and blog. So much has happened, not sure what I will blog about. Have a blessed day!

2006-05-15T13:02:00.000-07:00

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Mother's Day...

Before I became a foster mom, I hated Mother's Day except for being able to honor my mom and mother in laws. Now that I am a foster mom this year, I had a new outlook on this day. I can't have children and there was always a void in my life. Children make life go around. We love it! My children feel that void that I have had for years. My husband cooked and cleaned up for mother's day this year. It was great! I felt pampered and spoiled. Hope you all had a great day... Marlene

2006-05-09T19:31:00.000-07:00

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Foster parenting? Yes we are! It is such a joy to see the look of love on a child's face that you are taking care of. When they call you mom or dad, or just out of the blue say those three words.. I love you!.. Then when you are told that you will probably get to adopt them and you get all excited and hopes are built. Only to be torn down by the courts. The judge has no clue what is really going on behind closed doors. Now I know that your goal is to reunify the children with parents, but when the case worker tells you that they will be yours, then you get the news with one phone call. They get to go home for a few hours to visit with no supervision. WHAT?! For the past 5 months they have had visits that were for one hour and always supervised. Wow, the surge of disappointment, anger at whoever said they could visit that long with no supervision, and then you have some children that are small enough to not have a clue who these people are that they are visiting with. You sit around wondering if you will have an angry child who will be mad at you for taking them away from the parents and siblings. You are on an emotional roller coaster. All the highs of having happiness with children, then the lows of not knowing how they will react to you. Then when you see them, they are excited to see you and tell you that you were missed. All your worries disappear until the next visit. I just wanted to let you know that if you are a foster parent and your reading this, hang in there and keep up the good work! I know what you are feeling and I just wanted you to know that you are special! If you'd like to leave a comment, feel free to!... Marlene

2006-05-03T05:40:00.000-07:00

Weather...

Everyone gather around the radio or T.V. it is time for a weather alert. The kids stop fighting, everyone stops talking, and we all listen to the weather statement. Tornato warning? Yikes! Hit the cellar kids! We all scatter and hope to get the kids down in the cellar before the adult have to run down the stairs. "Mommy, aren't you coming down here? Not now. But the tornado is coming our way! But you'll get blown away!" Why do us adults think we are faster than the clouds? We send the kids down, but we'll have time to get in when we see the tornado coming our way... all 20 of us can make it down the stairs at the same time! Not to mention some of us are overweight and can't move as fast as others. Some of us have stiff ankles and can't bend them right, so we go one foot at a time. But we'll all be safe and get in just in time... just in time for the storm to hit and suck us all out of the cellar because we waited to long to get in. If the storm isn't coming your way, don't get in the cellar, but if it is and there is a big group, get in the cellar so there won't be a loss of lives. Stay safe this storm season.... Marlene

2006-04-27T06:31:00.000-07:00

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Spanked? At age 53, you were spanked? Yes replied Janet Orlando from California. Her employer said this was a team-building exercise. In some states, it is against the law for you to spank your child, but a company in California thinks it is ok for you to spank an employee for an exercise? What is this world coming too??? Employess at a home secuirty company, Alarm One Inc., were paddled with rival companies yard signs. It was supose to be a contest that pitted sales teams against each other. The winners poked fun at the losers, threw pies at them, fed them baby food, made them wear diapers, and swatted their backside. Now I have a question, how could you MAKE a 53 year old wear diapers? I know unless physical force was used, you could never make me wear one. The company said this was a voluntary program to build comaraderie and were not discriminatory because they were given to both males and female workers. If it was voluntary, I would have never been in the diaper line! Alarm One has sinced ceased the practice in 2004, when the lady sued and another employee complained of being injured. What do you say reader? Would you work for a company that spanked it's employee's? .... Marlene

2006-04-26T05:19:00.000-07:00

Do you beleive in 'ghost'?

Have you heard the story about a 'ghost' in a London pub? This couple decided to buy a pub that was for sale. The owner told them to watch for the 'ghost'. They lived there a year before anything happened. One night while they were asleep, the alarm went off at the pub. The couple lived above the pub so the man went down to check things out while the wife called the police. When he got there, he checked everything out and didn't find anything so he went back to bed. The alarm went off again. He went down and all of the T.V.'s were on. He went into the woman's bathroom, and there was a woman in there dressed in a long white robe and half of her face was gone. About that time the police arrived and the man told them about the woman in the bathroom. They went in to question her and she wasn't there. However, all of the toilets started flushing! Needless to say, the police ran out of the bathroom. Hmmmm..... Marlene

2006-04-21T20:33:00.000-07:00

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One of the first Just a thought articles that I wrote was talking about wanting to get out of debt. Well, today, we paid off two of our bills! That is exciting! We just decided it was time to do this and stop dragging our feet. So, here we are on our way out of debt. Dave Ramsey says to live like nobody else so you can LIVE like nobody else. We haven't got the extra two or three jobs that he suggest that you do, we just tightened down and put ourselves on a budget and now we are excited to see some results! If we as Americans did what he said, we'd put the credit card companies out of business and our national debt would no longer be there. Wouldn't that be nice? Oh well, I just thought that I'd blog a few minutes, nothing special... Hope you have a great day!... Marlene

2006-04-20T13:13:00.000-07:00

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The DaVinci Code Lie Exposed

The movie "The DaVinci Code" staring Tom Hanks, directed by Ron Howard will soon be released this year. This movie will have the potential to deceive billions of the world's population. The story line attacks the very heart of the Gospel and attempts to destroy the very nature and character of the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God. (Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His anointed? Psalm 2:1, 2) Satan knows his time is about up and now he will attempt to take one of his best shots by enlisting all of hell to belch out its worse deception in that of stripping Jesus Christ of His Divine nature and turning him into a mere man who secretly marries Mary Magdalene. To add insult to injury the story depicts the idea that certain shadowy Christian groups for 2,000 years have purposely and secretly hidden this so called "fact" behind the scenes and thus it is finally revealed in a coded message buried in Leonardo Da Vinci's painting. Even the movie trailer for this story presents it as "the truth" finally revealed about Jesus! (this is just what the Islamic Fascists need to give added credence to their bloody, destructive campaign of global terror!) It is time for Christians (the Body of Christ) everywhere to rise up and expose this lie from the pit of hell that will be perpetuated on the whole world in just a couple of short months. This is no time to back down in the "day of battle". It is a time to pray and fast like never before that God will raise up a standard against the enemy as he comes in like aflood. Satan always "overplays his hand" and once again he is about to overplay it big time because as usual he overplays it right into God's plan to present the "truth" to the whole world. "..and this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come" Matthew 24:14 Oswald Chambers states in his timeless writing My Utmost For His Highest ."Our calling is not primarily to be holy men and women but to be proclaimers of the Gospel of God. The one all-important thing is that the Gospel of God should be recognized as the abiding reality." Yet we have to ask ourselves today when this abiding reality comes under direct attack who will defend it? The answer can only be that those of us who have been transformed by it's truth for eternity will and must defend it here and now.
Pray that Christian lay people, prayer leaders, writers, pastors, and all those in Christian media outlets will get the message out and expose this deception of hell and reveal the lie this movie will present before it ever hits the theaters.We can only say about Tom Hanks & Ron Howard "Father forgive them for they know not what they do". Lord, help us as Christians to stand up in the end times.... Marlene

2006-04-17T21:24:00.000-07:00

Which way? Over here, turn here, no...........Over there, yea that's it....Meers. I'm sorry, I blinked back there and almost drove right past the place. Where? Oh, I didn't say? My bad. The World Famous Meers' Store and Restaurant in Meers, OK. This quaint little mining town in the Wichita Mountains is home to one of the finest eating places in southwest Oklahoma. Founded during the gold rush of 1901 the place is one hundred and five years old. What? You have never heard of the Wichita gold rush? Well that is because they never did find it!! There were a few veins of ore found, but they went broke trying to get it. Spent more than they collected (sounds like they should have listened to Eli Ramsey.....Dave's great-great granddad....."Don't charge that pick at the store, pay cache and be debt free!!") I suppose. Anyway it is a great place to eat and learn. It is worth the drive, if you can find it.

S-later,
Ricky.

2006-04-14T14:41:00.000-07:00

You can run and hide for 30 years?

An 87 year old woman shot and killed a 13 year old 30 years ago was found recently in Miami. She owed an upscale waterfront apartment complex with a pool. Four friends jumped into the pool and the lady stood on her balcony and told them to leave. The boy was shot while running away from the pool. How did she hide for 15 years in Miami? It's amazing to me how these things can happen. I do realize though that our law enforcements are a busy bunch of people. But how did she survive? Wasn't her social security number listed somewhere that would let them know her where abouts? Or is this the way they do things? Let killers run lose and people that do drugs and sell them are behind bars.... Now I don't think that the drug dealers/doers should be free either. But I do wonder about our system. What is your thoughts and comments on this readers? Feel free to leave a comment without using your name if you'd like... Marlene

2006-04-12T22:55:00.000-07:00

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Mad? Angry? Why should I be? A little upset, maybe. Who gives them the right? Congress, or the president? No! They take it upon themselves to infuriate me. Who are They? They are the three idiots I happened upon in the Wal~mart parking lot. (Yes, that is a "squiggly" in the wal~mart name not a dash. Do the wal~mart cheer and you will learn to spell it right!) Anyway, Today I pulled into the associates parkinglot only to find it full, except for the ten spaces in the back that were occupied by three cars! Yes, that is right, T-H-R-E-E cars! Not new cars prized by their first owners not wanting scratches on the pristine paint, but cars that were in lesser shape and not as pretty, or near blue book value.

Who gave Jethro the right to park his truck in any manner he chooses? It is a sad day when American's don't know how to be polite. Maybe I should park on the grass next time.

Well, anyway,

Hubby

2006-04-12T11:12:00.000-07:00

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I wanted to give those that read this something to laugh about today...

If You Gotta Go, Start Early...

A very proper lady began planning a week's camping vacation for her and her Baptist Church group. She wrote to a campground for reservations. She wanted to make sure that the campground was fully equipped and modern, but couldn't bring herself to write the word "toilet" in her letter. So, she decided on the old-fashioned term "Bathroom Commode" Once written down she still was not comfortable. Finally she decided on the abbreviation "B.C." and wrote, "does your campground have its own "B.C.? "When the campground owner received the letter, he couldn't figure out what she meant by "B.C. "He showed it to several of the campers, one of whom suggested the lady was obviously referring to a Baptist Church since there was a letterhead on the paper which referred to a Baptist Church.

So he sent this reply:

Dear Madam:
The B.C. is located nine miles from the campground in a beautiful grove of trees. I admit it is quite a distance if you are in the habit of going regularly. No doubt you will be pleased to know that it will seat 350 people at one time, and it is open on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday of each week. Some folks like to take their lunch and make a day of it. The acoustics are very good, so everyone can hear even the quietest passages. It may interest you to know that my daughter met her husband there. We are also having a fund-raiser to purchase new seats, as the old ones have holes in them. Unfortunately my wife is ill and has not been able to attend regularly. It's been a good six months since she last went. It pains her very much not to be able to go more often. As we grow older, it seems to be more of an effort, especially in cold weather. Perhaps I could accompany you the first time you go, sit with you, and introduce you to all the other folks who will be there..... Marlene

2006-04-06T22:37:00.000-07:00

Just a thought WOW!!! This is what the inside of a blog looks like? humm.... I am not sure I know what to say. Marlene asked me to blog her page today, so here it goes. My thought is this, how come Bob the tomato lives in Bumbblyburg with all the veggies, when tomato's are fruits? What? Oh not up on your Veggie Tales lingo. huh? Bumbblyburg is the town where all the veggies live. The town is protected by a supperhero named Larry-Boy. (yes, I know how to spell Super, but the thought of food made me want to eat) Larry the cucumber is the janitor of the Daily Bumbble. The editor is a tomato named Bob. (spelled B-O-B.....spelled backwords it's B-O-B) Anyway, I can't figure out why a fruit is the main man in town. Then again Tomato's never did like to hang with their own kind, for example, a salad. Tomato's would not set well in Gramma's fruit salad, yet in a garden salad they are right at home. You would never put a peach on your burger, and by all means grape juice would not make a very good pizza sauce (or would it....humm) This is a job for .......yes, you guessed right....THE TOMATO.

Yours drooly,

Marlene's wonderful Hubby

2006-04-05T21:31:00.000-07:00

"Worse Than The Bird Flu"

There has been an enormous amount of talk these days about the coming Bird Flu Epidemic. It's in all the papers, radio, T.V., even talk shows. A government spokesman last week even recommended that we stock up on canned tuna and powdered milk to be able to survive during the lengthy quarantines. There are fearful predictions that many millions of people will die--even up to half of the world's total population! 'Bird Flu' is also called Avian Flu or more precisely the 'H5N1 Influenza.' It is a virus that is infecting and killing millions of birds around the world, including chickens. It has been passed on to humans and at this point nearly 200 have died worldwide. The fear of scientists and medical researchers is that the virus will mutate to a human form that will be passed on from human to human. If this happens, there is no known vaccine. While this thought is very alarming to the worlds leaders, it presents another challenge to the Christian-- a test of faith! 'Let not your heart be troubled...' Jesus said. Tumultuous times are always a test of trust. 'At what time I am afraid, I will trust in thee' (Ps. 56:3)".... Marlene

2006-04-03T19:07:00.000-07:00

Tattoo or Not a Tattoo

Tattooing in Oklahoma is not legalized yet. It is the only state in the union that has banned the practice. The Democratic Senate approved the bill in 2005 but it was held up in the Republican controlled House Health and Human Services Committee. A Bill in the legislation now would require the tattoo artists to apply for licensure, complete educational courses and consent to regular inspections by the state Health Department. So what is your comment on this? Tattoo or Not? ... Marlene

2006-04-01T10:11:00.000-08:00

Demands for Motel stays

If you own a motel, you might make notice to your employees that if Vice President Dick Chaney stays at your place here is some things you will need to do. Make sure the room temperature is 68 degrees, all T.V.'s are on Fox News channels, a private bathroom, Decaf coffee should be brewed and ready upon arrival along with four cans of caffeine-free Diet Sprite. All lights in the rooms must be turned on also. Now if John Kerry comes to stay, he needs an exercise bike, and not one of those old stationary bikes; plenty of bottled water, also vanilla and strawberry flavored Boost shakes. It has to be Poland Spring. And he needs to be able to use the phone and watch movies as soon as he gets in the room. Now a news brief here... John Kerry, husband of Teresa HEINZ Kerry refuses to eat any tomato based products! No tomatoes or no ketchup? Oh NO! Anyway, I think next time I stay at a motel, I'll ask for a piano and a private swimming pool! Have a good weekend!.... Marlene

2006-03-30T11:04:00.000-08:00

There was this baby girl from Pakistan a few days ago. Something strange happened. She had two fetuses growing inside of her! They say that this is a rare occurrence and rate it at about 1 per 500,000 births. They say that the mother should have had triplets, but the abnormality of this isn't known why it happens medically. This was the fifth child of the woman, and she's in her 30's. Surgeons removed the two partially grown fetuses, weighing about two pounds and they died around 4 months. This is the first time I think I have heard of this. Our bodies do strange things sometimes... Marlene

2006-03-29T13:20:00.000-08:00

Hub Politics: 3 Teens Arrested In Blackstone Water Supply Break-In:

"Two 15-year-old boys faced felony charges Wednesday in connection with a break-in at a water storage facility in this central Massachusetts town, where thousands of residents and businesses waited to hear if their drinking water had been contaminated. "

There was also a 15 year old girl with the two guys. She hasn't been arrested yet, but will probably only be charged with trespassing. However, the boys will be charged with malicious destruction of property, tampering with a public water supply and polluting the water supply, these are all felonies. Wow, what a record they will carry the rest of their lives. Even Wal-Mart won't hire people with felonies. What were these kids thinking? Where were their parents? Was the TV their babysitter? I know they are old enough to stay by theirselves according to the law, but it sounds like they weren't mature enough to really be left along because of the deep trouble they got into. Who is responsible for this? Just the kids or the parents also? That was quite a scare that the 9,000 residents of Blackstone and surrounding areas. They will know sometime this afternoon if the water was polluted or not. They could wash with the water, but couldn't drink it. Are our water supplies of the cities in America that unprotected? That would be an easy way for terrorists to bring another 9/11 terror to the U.S. I hope our youth in America today will decide it's time to grow up and be responsible adults. Maybe we should start at the top of our government and start cleaning up our act. No one is perfect, but we can make a change or a difference in lives if we reach out a helping hand. Will you make a difference?.... Marlene

2006-03-29T12:00:00.000-08:00

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Have you all heard about Bob Larson getting involved in casting out a demon from a lady in Tulsa that was 'bawling' like a cow? Some say that this is amazing to them because it happened across the road from Oral Robert's praying hands. Some say it is a monetary move on both 'evangelist' money hungry men. The woman says she feels so much better since he expelled the demon. This bothers me. I know you have to have a dedicated life to the Lord you to have the power to do this. And you shouldn't advertise that you can do this. Lord help us all! Demons isn't something you should play with, but if you are a dedicated christian, have a daily personal relationship with the Lord, then He can give you power to cast out demons. Don't go around following just anyone, find you a home church and pray that God will lead you to a deeper walk with him. Live a holy life and receive more power from on high. I could say alot more on this subject, but know that I feel you should be dedicated to God to do what Bob Larson says he can do. Of course, anyone could 'bawl' like a cow for a few extra dollars, then stop when the 'show' is over right?... Pray daily, dedicate yourself, and get into God's holy word. He will lead you where he see's fit.... Marlene

2006-03-27T12:27:00.000-08:00

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I went to a beautiful wedding on Saturday. The young couple was so in love they couldn't keep their eyes off each other. Have you ever known someone like that then they later divorced? What goes wrong? Does communication stop? Do they go there seperate ways during their married life? Do they run around with their single friends and want to be single again? I am married and I want to keep the romance alive! I had lots of fun when I was single, but I've never been lonely since I've been married. I found a wonderful man to marry and share my life with. He is the greatest! Lots of fun to be around, treats me as a queen, and lets me know on a daily basis that he loves me more than ever. He still gives me hand signals that lets me know that he loves me. He still opens doors for me, (if its not too cold!) and is still very attentitive to me. Co-workers doesn't understand our relationship. We are best friends and we do alot of things together. Most of the time, where you see one of us, the other is right beside them or not very far behind. Keeping the romance in marriage needs to be done like it was before the vows. Try as hard during the marriage as you did before the marriage, then the divorce rate would be cut in half. Take care and keep your romance alive!... Marlene

2006-03-21T20:49:00.000-08:00

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Adoption has been on my mind alot lately. As you know, we are foster parents. We have three children and want to eventually adopt. It would be great if we can adopt the ones that we have! However, DHS teaches you to want to keep reunification formost in your mind. It would be great if these kids could go back to their family; and it would be great if we could adopt them. I feel like it takes someone special to be a foster parent. No, I'm not calling myself special, but I do think my husband does a much better job than I do! Of course he says the same thing about me. Anyway, my husband is wonderful with these children. He comes from a family with a similiar background. He lived with his grandma for 6 months. So he knows a little bit of what these kids are going through. That is why I think he is doing such a great job. My background is totally different. A wonderful loving christian family is my background. It is a bit more difficult for me to understand what these kids are feeling. Yes, I feel for them, but understanding the terrible feeling in the pit of your tummy because you don't know when you'll get to see mom or dad again, is something I don't understand. When they ask you if their mom and dad loves them, or why did they leave us at home alone, it is hard to explain it to a child that doesn't even have to go to school yet. Making them know that their parents do love them, and making them understand that they can't go back home yet is a tough job. So, reader, if you would like to get into something rewarding and you can handle it, become a foster parent. Or better yet, if you know someone who is a foster parent or an adoptive parent, give them a much deserved pat on the back for a job well done!.... Marlene

2006-03-20T16:36:00.000-08:00

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Here is something you might like to help with...

Justice for Kelsey!! This is regarding the Kelsey Smith-Briggs case, a young girl who died last year as a result of child abuse (in Meeker, OK).

http://www.petitiononline.com/Kelsey/petition.htmlThe official on-line petition is now ready! PLEASE send this to everyone you know, in-state, out of state, anywhere you can. We need as many signatures on both the physical and on-line petition as possible, but if you have signed one of the hard-copy petitions, please dont sign the on-line one. Help us pass the word, and lets see how many signatures we can get by the end of this week! Let's show the DA and everyone in this case we mean business about justice for Kelsey! Email the link today! Let's get this started! Also, if you know anyone that runs a blog, and would be willing to put this on there to attract signatures, please send it to them as well!Thanks!

As we all know child abuse is a terrible thing. We have foster children and the abuse that you see them go through from there case is hard to imagine why people would do that to little children. If you can help, please sign the petition... Marlene

2006-03-18T09:37:00.000-08:00

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It is finally raining here! We are so excited and thankful to the Lord for the rain. We need it so bad! I live in a place where rain doesn't visit us often, but this weekend it is supose to rain all the way through. You know, without water, you can't make it very good. No crops, no swimming, nor any jobs for seasonal workers. This is a great blessing to us this weekend. Our area churches prayed for rain, now we need to thank the Lord for sending it... Marlene

2006-03-17T11:12:00.000-08:00

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I worked with a lady name Pam. Her daughter had an auto accident a couple of days ago. While she was in intensive care, Pam had a massive heart attack. It took them around 25 minutes to revive her. She has never woke up, nor is there any brain attivity, so today at noon they were removing all machines and fluids. It makes me realize that no matter how old you really are, life is short and very valuable to those you love and love you. Keep your loved ones close today and remember kind words are the best. ... Marlene

2006-03-14T18:00:00.000-08:00

Just a thoughtAs I was sitting here today thinking about being a mom, I thought of how much more I appreciate my mother for the things she did to me. I never realized what a change happens when you have to take care of someone. If you don't know, I got three children at once. I'm a foster mom, and I love it! Someone said if being a foster parent does for them what it does for my husband and I, then they want to become foster parents! That lets me know that I'm doing a good job of not letting my feeling show sometimes. If you are a mom reading this, pat your self on the back for the good job you have done in raising your children. If you think you haven't done good, or you know you haven't, then tighten your belt and lift your head and start over again from this moment on. Thanks again mom for all you've done!.... Marlene

2006-03-13T07:42:00.000-08:00

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Today as I got up, I got online and read the headline news about the tornado's. It's a sad day for the people affected by the storm. When I was much younger, I remember a storm like that coming through our area. The destruction was amazing. So much damage. Cars had dents, moblie homes were destroyed, people were injured, and there was no electricity. This was several miles from where I lived, but I was so young that it was very impressive to my young mind. Now when they say a tornado warning for my area, I head for the cellar. I don't want to be caught like some of them people were. Two were in a car and the bottom fell out, one of them also fell out and the other was still in the car until it landed. Both survived. Stay safe.... Marlene

2006-03-11T06:24:00.000-08:00

I've been thinking how wonderful it would be to get out of debt. WOW! It takes alot of disipline to do this. When friends or family go out to eat or go on a shopping spree, your on a budget so you can't do this just any time you want unless you have it figured into your budget. As the one guy says, you have to live like nobody else, so you can LIVE like nobody else! That would be great! How long would it take you to get out of debt? Would you have to get another job to help pay things off quickly? Do you spend money just because you think you have the extra cash and maybe you don't have a emergency fund? I think it would be great if when you start to get married, that it would be required to go to a finacial class of some sort. To show how having good credit is a good thing. Don't ruin your credit because if you do you'd have to pay high interest rates and possiblely not even be able to get a loan of any sort. Good luck to you reader, keep your nose clean with money and get out of debt! .... Marlene

2006-03-10T10:54:00.000-08:00

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I love music! Do you? I am from a musical family. Most everyone in my entire family (on one side) plays an instrument. I love southern gospel music. That is what I play and sing at church, home and where ever I'm at. I love it! When you were younger, did you ever play the song book game? Some of my friends and I would find titles of a song and try to make scene of it. Such as: "Lord feed your children", and we'd send back, "Oh why not tonight"? LOL! It was lots of fun. That might be a fun thing to do at a shower or something. If its a baby shower, do titles of baby songs or something. Any way, I am rambling now, so I will hush.... Marlene

2006-03-10T08:46:00.000-08:00

Why do you think a child would do this kind of thing to her mom? Tell them you've been kidnapped and taken somewhere and it looks like she did this of her own accord? Do you think there isn't enough attention at home? Or are they feeling depressed and want attention? I feel like they just want attention and sometimes they feel like no one cares about them. I think parents should give their children more attention and not let the T.V. be the baby sitter! We as adults get busy trying to keep up with the 'Jones' and get so far in debt that we neglect our children and miss the 'signs' of our children being in trouble and we don't know what they are doing online... What is your thoughts?

Marlene